Yew and juniper pollen in the air of selected Polish cities in 2008
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The aim of the study was to compare the pollen seasons of yew and juniper in the cities of Szczecin, Wroclaw, Krakow, Lublin, Warszawa and Sosnowiec in 2008. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni 2000 pollen sampler). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 95% of the total annual catch occurred. The start of the season was also determined by the 30 grains method. Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was estimated as the annual sum of daily average pollen concentrations. The pollen season of yew and juniper started first in Warsaw on the 17th of February and in the other cities it started during the next ten days. The differences of pollen seasons duration were considerable. The highest, record airborne concentration of 256 pollen grains × m-3 was noted in Szczecin on the 27th of February.
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